Title: 1901 meeting about Lynchburg smallpox epidemicCreator : City of LynchburgDate Created: 1901-02-27Abstract: From the Lynchburg, Tennessee Minute Book, these pages detail a meeting between the Lynchburg Aldermen and Mayor and the Board of Health that outlines a quarantine and vaccination plan for the town of Lynchburg in February, 1901. Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)Collection: Moore County Court Loose RecordsContributing Institution: Moore County ArchivesURL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002768add to bookbag | view long format in new window

Title: F.H.Q. and ambulance arriving at the Chateau with woundedPhotographer : Anne Porterfield Rankin, 1887-1941Date Created: 1916 - 1918Abstract: In this photograph, an American Red Cross ambulance arrives with wounded people at a French chateau during World War I. Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)Collection: Rankin, Anne Porterfield Photograph Collection, ca. 1890-1930Contributing Institution: Tennessee State Library and ArchivesURL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001384add to bookbag | view long format in new window

Title: Medicine Carrying CaseOwner : Cas Wilson , 1891-1956Date Created: 1910 - 1930Abstract: This is the leather satchel carried by Dr. Cas Wilson when he practiced medicine at the age of twenty-two in and around the nearby village of old Loyston, Tennessee. The carrying case contains 87 vials, bottles, and cans of medicine, including a variety of pills. Mr. Wilson received his medical degree from the Memphis School of Medicine in 1913.Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)Collection: Museum of AppalachiaContributing Institution: Museum of AppalachiaURL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000000505add to bookbag | view long format in new window

Title: Union Central Life InsurancePhotographer : Clifford Hoyte PolandDate Created: 1934Abstract: An exhibit at the Mid-South Fair in Memphis, Tennessee advertising the Union Central Life Insurance Company, based out of Cincinnatti, Ohio.Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)Collection: Memphis and Shelby County Room Photographic CollectionContributing Institution: Memphis Public LibraryURL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000000233add to bookbag | view long format in new window

Title: 1836 Mar. 16, Columbus [Ohio], [to] Doct[or] A. King & Co [mpany]Signer : D. FerrisAuthor : J. Pike & CompanyRecipient : Doctor A. King & CompanyDate Created: 1836-03-16Abstract: This document is a letter written from J. Pike & Company to Doctor A. King & Company dated March 16, 1836. The letter shows a listing of medicines ordered by Doctor A. King & Company from J. Pike & Company. The medicines are arriving late because of delays due to a canal being closed. Some of the medicines listed are herbs and seasonings used to create medicines. The letter is concluded by giving a recipe for wine bitter using some of the medicines named in the letter.Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)Collection: James King PapersContributing Institution: C. M. McClung Historical CollectionURL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002986add to bookbag | view long format in new window

Title: 1806 March 24, Chickamaga [to] Return J. Meigs, Southwest PointAuthor : Daniel RossRecipient : Return J. Meigs, 1740-1823Date Created: 1806-03-24Abstract: This document is a letter dated March 24, 1806 to Return J. Meigs from Daniel Ross of the Cherokee Nation. Ross has two requests; one is for smallpox vaccines and the other is to replace the current school teacher whom Ross refers to as "reprehensible." Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)Collection: Penelope Allen Collection, 1801-1984Contributing Institution: University of Tennessee Special Collections LibraryURL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003136add to bookbag | view long format in new window

Title: Dispensary, The Alpine SchoolDonor : Dr. Hugh W. MacMillanDate Created: 1935Abstract: A photograph of the Alpine School Dispensary. From the collection of Dr. Hugh W. MacMillan. From the donation letter: Dr. MacMillan was a dentist from Cincinnati, Ohio who went down at the request of the board to give the students dental check-ups. Dr. MacMillan died in 1992 at the age of 101, and left this collection behind. Overton County, From state plaque - Alpine School - Organized by Dr. John L. Dillard on the top of Alpine Mountain in 1821, the school was moved off the mountain after the Civil War and named Alpine Institute. A. H. Roberts, later governor, taught there. The dispensary had rooms for a nurse and a teacher. County: Overton Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)Collection: Alpine School CollectionContributing Institution: Tennessee Tech University- Volpe LibraryURL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000001978add to bookbag | view long format in new window

Title: [Letter] 1848 Sep. 19, Steamer Palo Alto [to] Ed[ward] E Porter, South Hanover, Ind[ian]aAuthor : E.H. PorterRecipient : Edward PorterDate Created: 1848-09-19Abstract: The following document is a letter written by E. H. Porter, addressed to his son Edward, on September 19, 1848. The elder Porter writes this letter aboard a steamer in the midst of his travels. He talks about the places he has been and provides Edward with the good news that he may have found a cure for the son`s illness.Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)Collection: Porter-Rice Family Papers, 1826-1927Contributing Institution: University of Memphis Special CollectionsURL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003188add to bookbag | view long format in new window

Title: [Letter] 1848 May 22, Watertown [to] E. H. Porter Esq[ui]r[e], Memphis, Tenn[essee]Author : Edward E. PorterRecipient : E. H. PorterDate Created: 1848-05-22Abstract: The following document is a letter from Edward E. Porter to his father Ethel Henry Porter, dated May 22, 1848. In the letter, Edward discusses his bad health and plans for school, and he sends his love and best wishes to others back home.Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)Collection: Porter-Rice Family Papers, 1826-1927Contributing Institution: University of Memphis Special CollectionsURL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003129add to bookbag | view long format in new window

Title: [Letter] 1841 May 14, Jackson, [Tennessee] [to] Mary J[ane] Chester, Female Institute, Columbia, Ten[nessee]Author : Elizabeth ChesterRecipient : Mary Jane ChesterDate Created: 1841-05-14Abstract: This document is a letter written by Elizabeth Chester to her daughter, Mary Jane Chester, on May 14, 1841. In the letter, Elizabeth acknowledges Mary Jane`s recent illness, and wishes her better health. Elizabeth also informs Mary Jane of events happening at home and with her family in Jackson, Tennessee.Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)Collection: Robert J. Chester Family PapersContributing Institution: University of Memphis Special CollectionsURL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003019add to bookbag | view long format in new window

Title: How Can You Live Here?Publisher : Emerald-Hodgson HospitalDate Created: 1933 - 1950Abstract: This is a reprint from a leaflet of St. Mary`s-on-the-Mountain, issue of November, 1933. It describes the living conditions of a pregnant woman they provided care for outside of Sewanee, Tennessee. The woman lived in an old run-down cabin with her husband and 3 children, which was so dilapidated they had to use newspaper to insulate the cracks in the walls. Shortly after the woman reaches the hospital it is revealed that she has had a miscarriage. Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)Collection: Vice-Chancellor Benjamin Finney CollectionContributing Institution: University of the South - ArchivesURL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003403add to bookbag | view long format in new window

Title: Honorable discharge papers of Jessie L. Barnes from the Civilian Conservation CorpsAuthor : Gordon F. BraggDate Created: 1940-08-26Abstract: This is the two page record of Jessie L. Barnes` honorable discharge from the Civilian Conservation Corps, Company 420, Tenn. SP-12 in Bristol, Tennessee. The first page states that he was a 20-year-old farmer, with blue eyes, brown hair. His height was five feet eight inches tall and his color was white. The second page is his work record, listing the type of work he did, a list of his innoculations, and his commander`s assessment of his performance. The final item is the envelope from the War Department.Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)Collection: Civilian Conservation Corps, Record Group 93Contributing Institution: Tennessee State Library and ArchivesURL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001532add to bookbag | view long format in new window

Title: [Letter] 1837 Nov. 19, Watertown [to] Ethel H. Porter, Raleigh, TennesseeAuthor : H. ScovilleRecipient : Ethel H. PorterDate Created: 1837-11-19Abstract: This document is a letter dated November 19, 1837 to Ethel H. Porter of Raleigh, Tennessee, from H. Scoville. Scoville catches Porter up on family matters and tells him of the death of many relatives due to whooping cough and typhus fever.Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)Collection: Porter-Rice Family Papers, 1826-1927Contributing Institution: University of Memphis Special CollectionsURL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003190add to bookbag | view long format in new window

Title: 1837 Sep. 13, Clinton [to] Mr. Charles F. Welcker, Kingston, TennesseeAuthor : J. C. MitchellRecipient : Charles F. WelckerDate Created: 1837-09-13Abstract: This document is a letter dated September 13, 1837, from Judge James C. Mitchell to his son-in-law Charles F. Welcker in Kingston, Tennessee. Mitchell talks about the good health that he and the family are enjoying, and he gives Welcker and his daughter Caroline the good news that he has recently remarried. He also discusses the various schools throughout Tennessee to which he may send his children and grandchildren. The remainder of the letter involves family matters and Mitchell`s personal business.Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)Collection: Charles Freeling Welcker PapersContributing Institution: C. M. McClung Historical CollectionURL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002970add to bookbag | view long format in new window

Title: 1835 Oct. 21, Memphis, [to] Mrs. James KingAuthor : James KingRecipient : Mrs. James KingDate Created: 1835-10-21Abstract: This document is a letter written by James King to his wife dated October 21, 1835. King writes the letter from Memphis, Tennessee, where yellow fever has killed many of its residents and has caused others to flee the city. King writes of his good health and of hers, certain business matters involving himself, and states that the fever will soon be gone so that Mrs. King can return home. King speaks of many of their friends in the city that have become ill, or were ill due to the fever. He concludes by wishing her and their family continued health and a prompt reunion.Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)Collection: James King PapersContributing Institution: C. M. McClung Historical CollectionURL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002985add to bookbag | view long format in new window

Title: 1837 May 13, E[ast] T[ennessee] College [to] Mr. Charles F. Welcker, Talladega, AlabamaAuthor : James Monroe WelckerRecipient : Charles F. WelckerDate Created: 1837-05-13Abstract: This document is a letter dated May 13, 1837, from James Monroe Welcker at East Tennessee College to his brother Charles F. Welcker in Talladega, Alabama. James writes to his brother about personal and family matters. He speaks of the latest news of their siblings, two of whom--Frederick and Benjamin Franklin--are also attending school in Knoxville. James also talks of his displeasure in hearing of the recent sickness in his brother`s family.Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)Collection: Charles Freeling Welcker PapersContributing Institution: C. M. McClung Historical CollectionURL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002968add to bookbag | view long format in new window

Title: World War II nurseAssociated name : Joe StuartDate Created: 1945-10Abstract: A uniformed nurse during World War II stands in front of a building. The verso side of the photograph reads Joe Stuart, Oct. '45 24.Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)Collection: Cleveland Public Library History Branch CollectionContributing Institution: Southeast Tennessee Digital Archive Cleveland State Community CollegeURL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000001462add to bookbag | view long format in new window

Title: Letter from Col. John H. Crozier to J.G.M. RamseyAuthor : John H. CrozierRecipient : J.G.M Ramsey, 1797-1889Date Created: 1869-01-04Abstract: Description of J. Crozier Ramsey`s funeral and burial in Gray Cemetary in Knoxville, TN with the sermon held at First Presbyterian Church.Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)Collection: Ramsey Family PapersContributing Institution: University of Tennessee Special Collections LibraryURL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000000741add to bookbag | view long format in new window

Title: [Letter] 1849 Aug. 16, Tallahassee, [Florida] [to] Mattie [Rice]Author : John H. RiceRecipient : Mattie RiceDate Created: 1849-08-16Abstract: This document is a summary written by John H. Rice to his sister, Mattie, on August 16, 1849. In the letter, John writes about the events going on in and around where he lives in Tallahassee, Florida. He writes about his preaching, the cholera that is making many people sick, his approaching marriage, and the Indian Wars taking place in Florida at the time.Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)Collection: Porter-Rice Family Papers, 1826-1927Contributing Institution: University of Memphis Special CollectionsURL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003131add to bookbag | view long format in new window

Title: Receipts for the Cure of Most Diseases Incident to the Human Family by the Celebrated Indian Doctor, John Mackentosh, of the Cherokee NationAuthor : John MackentoshDate Created: 1827Abstract: This is a published work of receipts, or recipes, for treatment of a variety of injuries and diseases, including whooping cough, snake bite, sprained ankles, cholic, and fever. The work was written by John Mackentosh, a Doctor of the Cherokee Nation, and appears to have been published in New York, 1827.Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)Collection: Rare Books CollectionContributing Institution: University of Tennessee Special Collections LibraryURL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002944add to bookbag | view long format in new window

Title: L.B. Eaton in Memphis, TN to Gen. John Eaton in Nashville, TNAuthor : L. B. EatonRecipient : John Eaton, 1829-1906Date Created: 1867-10-14Abstract: Informs his brother that he will investigate at the post office as to the failure of the Post to reach radical representatives in Nashville. Reference to the great burden of work he has at the newspaper and its financial obligations. News of several of its employees. Mentions his hope of getting the county school bill passed, the cases of yellow fever in Memphis, and Judge Lewis` stirring up of the Negroes.Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)Collection: John Eaton Correspondence, 1865-1905Contributing Institution: University of Tennessee Special Collections LibraryURL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001778add to bookbag | view long format in new window

Title: L.C. Houk in Washinton, D.C. to O.P. TempleAuthor : Leonidas Campbell Houk, 1836-1891Recipient : Oliver Perry Temple, 1820-1907Date Created: 1884-01-23Abstract: Houk responds to an earlier letter of Temple`s discussing "emotional insanity." Houk says that he has several attacks of "that disease" and that the remedy of "human Philosophy" has cured him each time. In the majority of the letter he discusses the suitability of certain individuals as future editor of "The Chronicle." Houk is extremely concerned about this position, writing that it has caused him "sleepless nights"and "anxiety."Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)Collection: The O.P. Temple Papers, 1832-Contributing Institution: University of Tennessee Special Collections LibraryURL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000002493add to bookbag | view long format in new window